Year : 2019

Volume : Volume 10

Issue : Issue 3s

Address for correspondence :
Dr. Mahinder Singh Chauhan.
mahinderschauhan@gmail.com

Abstract

Background:  Dental implant therapy is a routinely employed dental procedure for prosthetic rehabilitation of missing teeth. A relationship between bone metabolism, vitamin D, and early implant failure in human has not been proven to date. Hence; the present study was undertaken for assessing correlation of prognosis of dental implant therapy with serum vitamin D levels. Materials & methods: A total of 100 patients who were scheduled to undergo dental implant therapy for missing mandibular first molar were included in the present study. All the patients were recalled in the morning, one week before the dental implant therapy. Blood samples were taken and were sent to laboratory where autoanalyser was used for assessment of serum vitamin D levels. All the dental implant procedures were carried out under the hands of skilled and experienced implantologists. Follow-up records were maintained and prognosis of dental implant therapy was assessed by radiographic and clinical examination. Results: Out of 41 patients with serum vitamin D levels of less than 10 ng/dL, dental implant failure occurred in 12.2 percent of the patients. Out of 37 patients with serum vitamin D levels between 10 to 30 ng/dL, dental implant failure occurred in 13.5 percent of the patients. While analysing the correlation of prognosis of dental implant therapy and serum vitamin D levels, non-significant results were obtained. Conclusion: Prognosis of dental implants is unaffected in patients with low vitamin D levels.

Keywords: Dental implant, Vitamin D.